September 9, 2019September 10, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) is excited to announce that it has received a grant from the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) to support its mission to promote non-animal methods. The grant will be used to purchase equipment that will enable IIVS to expand capabilities and offer several non-animal tests in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices.
“RIFM and IIVS have a long history of working together to identify non-animal testing approaches...Skin Sensitization | Cosmetic & Personal Care | Erin Hill | Kinetic DPRA | non-animal methods | non-animal testing | photosafety | Sens-Is | skin sensitization

June 18, 2019The Italian Health Ministry recently announced the creation of a working group for the promotion of alternative methods. Experts on alternative methods, along with stakeholders, will meet monthly and update the health minister every six months.
The group has been tasked with a number of responsibilities, including ensuring the proper implementation of the 2013 EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics and the correct use — and adequate funding — of alternative methods.
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May 9, 2019Gaithersburg, MD – May 8, 2019 – The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) has received a grant from the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) to support its annual training of Chinese scientists in non-animal testing methods. As part of the agreement, two scientists from BASF SE, a member of EPAA, will join IIVS to provide hands-on training in China for four non-animal approaches for skin sensitization. This training follows the recent announcement by China’s...DPRA | Short Time Exposure | Cosmetic & Personal Care | Alternative testing in China | Alternative Testing Methods | BASF SE | China | DPRA | EPAA | Erin Hill

April 18, 2019The past seven days saw both Colombia and Canada make strides towards banning animal testing for cosmetics.
In Colombia, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to prohibit the use of animals in testing for both cosmetics and personal care products. The bill will now move to the Senate for a vote. If approved there, the law would come in to affect within a year of the vote.
A promising first step was taken in Canada where a bill advocating for...Cosmetic & Personal Care | alternative methods | non-animal testing | testing ban

March 28, 2019The Illinois state Senate has passed a bill which would amend the state's Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act to include a ban on the sale or import of cosmetics that have been tested on animals. Overall, the bill is in line with the California Act which is currently the most stringent law within the U.S.
The Illinois bill is now being considered by the state's House of Representatives....Cosmetic & Personal Care | alternative methods | Alternative Testing Methods | Illinois ban | non-animal testing

March 22, 2019We are pleased to share that today China’s National Medical Products Association (NMPA) has approved new methods for the regulations of cosmetics. Among these are two in vitro methods: DPRA for skin sensitization and the Short Time Exposure (STE) assay for eye irritation. IIVS’ International Outreach Program introduced these methods during its training program with NMPA and we will continue to support their implementation in key laboratories....DPRA | Short Time Exposure | Cosmetic & Personal Care | Alternative Testing Methods | China